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I don't expect any big splashes, I think we'll bring up and develop our own from here on out. We have the nucleus (Eichel, Reinhart, O'Reilly, Okposo, Ristolainen, McCabe) , most teams would be quite happy with that and I hope we now have the coach who can bring out the most in them and a GM who will keep stocking the shelves with talent.

I gave it an A, I hated the position Casey Mittelstadt plays since were so deep there but I think he'll eventually be a top 6 as a winger, I also think Luukkonen is going to be our goalie of the future. I don't have a doubt in my mind GM Botterill is going to make a trade around the Free Agency mark trading Kane for an established scorer like him for a puck moving defensmen, I'm thinking Vatanen.

I like Vatanen over Hamonic, I hope we can swing a deal , Kane for Vatanen. Since we drafted like 3 or 4 wingers already today :w00t:

Please stop.

Excellent pick, our future Pekka Rinne and not just because his name is Pekka :)

How do we know who the BPA is if none of these kids have played at an NHL level? It's such a stupid comment, if the draft is a crap shoot you take a position/positions you're most vulnerable at and you try to improve it. Last I looked our C's were pretty solid, people are saying he'll transition into a winger, I don't even play the game of hockey on a semi pro level so who know, maybe he can't make that leap, we also just drafted that Rasmus Asplund guy last season who was also a C, I really hope this transition to a wing is easy because if not we have many wasted picks about to be coming up oh and our defense still looks like a giant heap of sheet.

If were copying the league and going with speed, there wasn't a fast guy who's athletic? Also didn't we Rasmus Asplund last year?

If were copying the league and going with speed, there wasn't a fast guy who's athletic? Also didn't we Rasmus Asplund last year?

With the 8th pick in the 2017 NHL draft, the Buffalo Sabres select.... LHD Juuso Valimaki (6'2" 212 lbs.) I think he'll be the pick if we don't trade LW Evander Kane for a Defensemen.

I'll be surprised if they don't trade Kane by the end of draft day, I don't forsee him resigning with us and he'll never be of more value than right now, get that stud defenseman and draft another forward, hopefully Nylander is ready, if not Baptiste or Bailey need to step up, If they trade Reinhart that seems very counterproductive to me.

As long as it isn't sexy rexy.

Incarcerated Bob is a hack like many other hacks on twitter. If you're going off what he says it's a lie like everything he puts out there once in awhile he hits and that's when people start believing he's more than a hack. If you can get one of the premier goal scorers in the league for just Reinhart and #8 overall I'd do it in a heartbeat and I'm sure the new Sabres GM would as well, it won't ever happen.

Just like Buffalo fans to overvalue players, Carrier is nothing more than a bottom tier player. He or Ennis could have been exposed and it would be 1 in the same, there is no shocker here, after the top 6 players, we don't have much imo.

That was straight up robbery, he's not elite but he's a solid player who's game is improving, I love that deal right there.

How about Marc Crawford,Benoit Groulx and Marty Biron as goalie coach

I want someone who can run a high flying offensive attack and bring the defensemen up in the play as well, give me Sheldon Keefe, 36 years old, seems to really have the kids minds in the right places, I'd like to see this team be more innovative, give Keefe a shot.

Buffalo Sabres send: LW Evander Kane, G Cal Peterson, 2nd round pick 2017 (37) Anaheim Ducks send: RHD Sami Vatanen, RW Nick Ritchie, 2nd round pick 2017 (60) The Ducks will trade a defenseman before the expansion draft no doubt about it or they lose one for nothing. I say they get Kane or the #8 overall pick, I went with kane because the Ducks need more goal scoring and would fill a huge need for them and vatanen although a RHD can also play the left side effectively as well, plays on the PP and a penalty killer, he was 2nd on the ducks in TOI 21 + a night and Ritchie would be a solid power forward for us. We now have the 8th pick to take a D or winger prospect.

I'd have to say a top line D-man for sure.

I'd rather bring up and develop our young players rather than over pay for 15 goal scorers.... Waiting in the wings is D Brendan Guhle, LW Alexander Nylander, RW Justin Bailey, C Rasmus Asplund, RW Nicholas Baptiste, RW Hudson Fasching, RW Cliff PU, LW Evan Rodriguez, D Brady Austin, D Brycen Martin, D Devante Stephens... Some of those guys should transition into good hockey players right?

Now go get Housley as HC and all will be right in the world.

Best thing we could do is give Vegas draft picks to take Moulson/Gorges or Moulson/Bogo off our hands which they said they were interested in doing.

I'm expecting him to make top 6, then make our defense better which won't be that hard to do and hopefully be a part of why we get into the playoffs.

Then you have this on Tochett that would ease the pain a little maybe? http://www.diebytheblade.com/2017/5/7/15572578/buffalo-sabres-expected-hire-jason-botterill-gm-rick-tocchet-possible-coach-candidate

If you're preaching structure, discipline and communication how is that Rick Tochett? Man I hope we get Fenton/Housley, I just think that pair would do some great things together. I have no problem with Gillis, I mean it's easy to say he destroyed the Canucks but he also brought them within a game from winning the cup, and a nice playoff run that included a presidents trophy season, he wouldn't be my first choice but it's not like he's some bum.

I disagree with the meddling part, there really no clear sign any meddling is going on, they inherited GM Doug Whaley and that staff, Pegula also admitted to not being involved enough with the last signing of GM Tim Murray for the Sabres when he was hired so he is trying to right both ships imo and I see nothing wrong with that.